The global elites at the World Economic Forum are back again this year with more plans to tell you how to live. True North is there on the ground and was finally accredited by the WEF, but the man himself – Klaus Schwab – says no to our questions and the Saudis send us packing. Meanwhile, US Senator Joe Manchin, attending Davos, stands up for the Canadian oil and gas industry. Plus, learn how global elites are trying to win us over with high end hot chocolate! These stories and more on this spec...
Jan 18, 2023•16 min•Ep. 45
The Upper Pine Gospel Chapel of Rose Prairie in Northern BC is the latest church in Canada to have been set ablaze and destroyed. Meanwhile, a 49-year-old man is in custody after he allegedly attempted to set fire to St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church in Hamilton. Plus, after a recent uptick in crimes committed by offenders out on bail and a sharply-worded letter from Canada’s premiers, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is carefully looking at the proposal for reforms to the country’...
Jan 17, 2023•17 min•Ep. 44
True North’s Andrew Lawton has arrived in Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting and unlike previous years, True North has been accredited by the WEF to report from inside of the conference. True North will be on the ground to ask the tough questions and give you an inside look at what’s happening all week. Plus, less than three months after saying she wanted to seek pardons for those who violated Covid-19 restrictions, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said last week that s...
Jan 16, 2023•15 min•Ep. 43
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited Ottawa on Thursday to ask Canada to export its liquefied natural gas to assist Japan’s energy transition – does Prime Minister Justin Trudeau think this is a “worthwhile business case?” Plus, the Federal Court of Canada has granted Alberta intervenor status in six ongoing lawsuits against the Liberal government’s firearms ban. And according to South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, an unnamed Canadian family-owned company wants to relocate to her state b...
Jan 13, 2023•14 min•Ep. 42
Just over a hundred protesters showed up outside of the Ontario College of Psychologists on Wednesday to protest potential disciplinary action against Jordan Peterson. Plus, as the world’s elites make their way to Davos for the World Economic Forum, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre’s office has confirmed that no MP from the party will be attending the upcoming conference. And Annette Lewis, an unvaccinated woman who was removed from the top of the organ transplant list due to her vaccine sta...
Jan 12, 2023•17 min•Ep. 41
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and US President Joe Biden confirmed that the American leader would be coming to Canada for a state visit this March. Will Biden get the same reaction as former US President Barack Obama did when he came to Canada? Plus, following media reports of the major increase in contracts to the controversial management consulting firm McKinsey and Co. under the Trudeau government, the Conservatives are asking a parliamentary committee to probe the matter. And Alb...
Jan 11, 2023•15 min•Ep. 40
According to the latest polling data from 338Canada.com and Nanos, if an election were held today, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre would win and become Canada’s next prime minister. And True North has learned that Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland will be attending the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos later this month. Plus, in response to a recent announcement that Ottawa finalized a $19 billion deal to buy 88 F-35 fighter jets, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation tells T...
Jan 10, 2023•15 min
The growing number of criminals reoffending while released on bail has raised more questions about public safety and the Trudeau government’s recent changes to the bail system. Plus, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre defends renowned author and psychologist Jordan Peterson’s right to free speech. And reacting to the news that the Trudeau government will unveil its “Just Transition” bill early this year, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is not mincing her words and has made it clear she will not...
Jan 09, 2023•14 min•Ep. 38
A government-funded research group, which counts former Trudeau senior staff Gerald Butts as one of its key players, claims Canadians are becoming more polarized, particularly on the right, and that the country is heading towards political instability. Plus, after hundreds of travellers were stranded over the holidays, the Conservatives and the NDP are calling for an urgent committee meeting and is calling for Transport Minister Omar Alghabra to testify. And unvaccinated Canadians are still not ...
Jan 06, 2023•15 min•Ep. 37
As four provinces push back against the Trudeau government’s gun buyback scheme, Federal Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says Ottawa is working with “potential” third parties to implement its gun grab scheme. Plus, the controversial management consulting firm McKinsey and Company saw a thirty-fold increase in funding from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government when compared to his predecessor, Stephen Harper. And even though VIA Rail received millions in pandemic relief and had massiv...
Jan 05, 2023•15 min•Ep. 36
communication retraining” due to his tweets criticizing the Trudeau government. Plus, new estimates show the Trudeau government’s electric vehicle mandate will cost Canadian taxpayers nearly $100 billion to achieve. And it turns out there was a “worthwhile business case” for countries to export energy to Germany to help the European nation offset its dependency on Russian energy. Tune into The Daily Brief with Anthony Furey and Cosmin Dzsurdzsa! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....
Jan 04, 2023•15 min•Ep. 35
In the aftermath of the shooting death of an Ontario police officer, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is slamming Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for Liberal legislation that softened rules around bail conditions. Plus, will 2023 be Trudeau’s final year as prime minister and leader of the Liberals? Many Canadians are hoping so. And Trudeau is warning Canadians that 2023 will be “tough” as the Canadian Taxpayers Federation has sounded the alarm about five incoming tax hikes in 2023. Tune into T...
Jan 03, 2023•16 min•Ep. 34
The Trudeau government has announced that by 2035, every major passenger vehicle sold in Canada will need to be electric. However, as first reported by True North, the Alberta government has come out swinging, saying that they may use the Sovereignty Act for the first time to oppose it. Plus, a firearms group is pointing out that after denying his government’s latest firearms ban would affect hunters, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has conceded it does exactly that. And despite Trudeau’s assertio...
Dec 22, 2022•14 min•Ep. 33
On the heels of the Trudeau government’s sixth ethics breach, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says “it sucks” when these things happens. Trudeau says the fact that the public knows about the scandals means the system is working. Plus, Canadians surveyed by Health Canada during a series of focus groups reacted negatively to several aspects of a mass campaign to encourage Covid-19 vaccination. And the government’s plan to ban single-use plastics began on Tuesday, but it is being criticized as both p...
Dec 21, 2022•14 min•Ep. 32
Will the new year bring a new Freedom Convoy? Some organizers from last year’s convoy are planning a Freedom Convoy 2.0 for February, but Ottawa Police service is already claiming they won’t allow a repeat. Plus, more Canadians than ever are struggling to afford holiday spending due to the rising cost of living. And Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending his government’s gun grab scheme, claiming that they’re not going after hunters but are going after “some of the guns used to do it.” Tune ...
Dec 20, 2022•12 min•Ep. 31
Over the weekend, Twitter owner Elon Musk tweeted, “Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll” out to his 122 million followers. Out of 17.5 million votes, 57.5% of respondents said yes. However, as of Monday morning, Musk hasn’t commented yet on the results. Plus, as Alberta pushes back against the Trudeau government’s gun-grab scheme, Liberal Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino claims the federal right to confiscate and regulate firearms was “well-settl...
Dec 19, 2022•16 min•Ep. 30
The Trudeau government is seeking to delay forthcoming changes which would legally allow those who have a mental illness to seek reprieve by opting for doctor-assisted suicide. Justice Minister David Lametti said that the government has heard concerns that the healthcare system might not be prepared to handle those complicated cases. Plus, Bill C-18, also known as the Online News Act, was pushed through the House of Commons and on to the Senate on Wednesday. And federal public servants will fina...
Dec 16, 2022•14 min•Ep. 29
In a recently made available closed-door interview with staff members of the Public Order Emergency Commission, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Freedom Convoy participants and Fox News are the leading culprits in online discourse that is “destabilizing our democracy.” Plus, public health officials are warning about an “uptick in Covid-19 cases” – once again suggesting Canadians “stay home” during the holidays if they’re sick. And the national governing body of figure skating has gutted “man” ...
Dec 15, 2022•11 min•Ep. 28
Responding to a social media post by True North’s Andrew Lawton, Twitter owner Elon Musk waded into the discussion over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s plans to further regulate online conduct and speech, calling it an attempt to “muzzle” Canadians. Plus, yet another Liberal MP is caught red handed as the federal ethics commissioner concluded on Tuesday that International Trade Minister Mary Ng broke the Conflict of Interest Act by awarding a contract to a friend. And more tax hikes are coming f...
Dec 14, 2022•14 min•Ep. 27
The Liberals held onto the GTA riding of Mississauga—Lakeshore on Friday as Liberal candidate and former Ontario Liberal finance minister Charles Sousa won Monday’s byelection. While many are declaring the byelection result as a failure for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre – is this actually the case? Plus, ahead of a provincial general election in Alberta this spring, Calgary's city council wants to limit election signs, to comply with its single-use plastics ban. And the House of Commons w...
Dec 13, 2022•9 min•Ep. 26
A federal byelection is taking place in the GTA riding of Mississauga—Lakeshore as Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre faces his first electoral test since being elected leader earlier this year. As a result of activists hoping to disrupt the byelection, 40 candidates are on the ballot. Plus, federal prosecutors have dropped all charges against a Freedom Convoy protester accused of interfering with the property of downtown Ottawa residents. And popular satirical news website The Babylon Bee is ...
Dec 12, 2022•11 min•Ep. 25
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s Sovereignty Act is now officially passed in the Alberta legislature. The law that is designed to give the province the ability to ignore federal laws that it deems harmful to its interests garnered a lot of discussion around the country, including hints that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may soon fight it. Plus, a new public opinion survey on Canada’s Premiers shows Quebec’s Francois Legault is a popular figure but Ontario’s Doug Ford is fast losing support. And ...
Dec 09, 2022•13 min•Ep. 24
The federal government has awarded an RCMP contract to a Chinese company facing espionage charges in the U.S. – and Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is demanding the Liberals cancel it. And another rate hike from the Bank of Canada – this one sending interest rates to the highest they’ve been since 2008. What does this mean for regular Canadians? Plus, one violence plagued Toronto high school has gotten so out of hand that, according to internal government documents sourced by True North, st...
Dec 08, 2022•13 min•Ep. 23
The federal Auditor General has found that billions of dollars in covid relief funding was sent out to “ineligible recipients.” The report goes on to explain that some of this money went to people in prisons and to people who were deceased. Meanwhile, an independent media outlet has been evicted from the National Press Building on Parliament – what’s really going on in this Ottawa media dispute? And while most Canadians would give the thumbs up to freezing or reducing the pay of politicians, one...
Dec 07, 2022•13 min
The average Canadian family is now spending over $15,000 per year on groceries. As if that isn't high enough, according to leading researchers that amount is going to grow by another $1,000 in the year ahead. The Vancouver School Board recently voted to bring police officers back into schools, right as the Toronto District School Board debates the same -- all at a time of rising violence in Canadian high schools. Speaking of law and order, the Toronto police announced they have seized dozens of ...
Dec 06, 2022•13 min
Google is now ramping up its campaign against Bill C-11 with pop-up ads all over the Internet. The bill, known as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s internet censorship bill, will see the government manipulating online algorithms, the tech giant warns. Meanwhile, people want answers as to how a notorious alleged anti-Semite was able to attend an event on Parliament Hill with MPs – but so far no one will admit to inviting him. And while Justin Trudeau said no to providing natural gas to Germany, Qat...
Dec 05, 2022•10 min
China’s vice premier Sun Chunlan has come out to say that the omicron virus is “less pathogenic” and is indicating that the Beijing Communist government may be somewhat loosening its covid zero grip. An exclusive True North report has discovered that the Canadian government says it’s completely prepared to pay the US Navy double the amount originally agreed upon in 2014 to acquire torpedo upgrade kits for its Victoria-class submarines. And Canadian think-tank Cardus is calling for Liberal Justic...
Dec 02, 2022•13 min
It appears Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is angling to challenge Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s Sovereignty Act. Smith introduced the Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act on Tuesday with the goal of empowering Alberta to mix federal legislation that is harmful to their province, but the following day Trudeau said he’s taking nothing off the table when it comes to potentially confronting the issue. Meanwhile, a former CRTC vice-chair is criticizing a bid by Global News to gain access to secur...
Dec 01, 2022•13 min
Pierre Poilievre sits down for an exclusive interview with True North, where he highlights what he describes as the problems with the Liberal government amendments to its firearms legislation. Meanwhile, Western University has quietly reversed its controversial vaccine mandate for students, although its mask mandate remains in place. And Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has ended his silence on the ongoing protests in China. Is what he said enough? Tune into The Daily Brief with Anthony Furey and C...
Nov 30, 2022•12 min
Protests show no signs of slowing down in China, even as observers fear how the authoritarian government of Xi Jinping may start to crack down on them. Meanwhile, the Ottawa school board is back in the news – not for pushing mandates this time, but for hiring a staff member tasked with dealing exclusively with transgender students. And a constitutional rights group is sounding the alarm over Brampton’s attempt to prohibit election signs on private property. Tune into The Daily Brief with Anthony...
Nov 29, 2022•15 min
